Nashik: Former state women’s commission chairperson Rupali Chakankar was questioned for six hours on Sunday by the special investigation team (SIT) probing allegations of rape and extortion against jailed astrologer Ashok Kharat, said officials.Chakankar, who had quit following the allegations, was questioned about her association with Kharat and her role as a trustee of Shiwanika…
Mumbai: Almost two years after govt asked various state-run corporations to undertake slum redevelopment at 228 locations through joint ventures (JVs) with Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA), 181 projects have been scrapped as the agencies made little progress and many were found not feasible.Of its 77 planned JVs, BMC will now implement only 44, Mhada two…
Nagpur: CM Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said India could face fuel shortages if citizens do not heed PM Narendra Modi‘s call to use oil and gas with restraint, citing disruptions to global supply triggered by the West Asia war.“Oil and gas consumption must be understood in the context of the country’s situation. Across the world,…
Mumbai: Residents of New Diamond Palace on Chappal Lane in Santacruz West had a narrow escape from becoming victims of a piped gas scam after receiving calls from fraudsters posing as Mahanagar Gas Ltd (MGL) officials and urging them to download a malicious APK file for “new piped gas registration”.The residents had applied for new…
Thane: A car driver had a lucky escape after his four-wheeler suddenly caught fire on the busy Retirbunder road near Kharegaon Toll Naka, Sunday at 3 pm, reducing the vehicle to a charred shell within minutes. Traffic movement on the stretch connecting the new Mumbai-Nashik highway and the old Mumbai-Pune highway was briefly affected during…
Navi Mumbai: Khalapur police in Raigad confirmed the SUV driver who grazed the car of NCP(SP) member of parliament (MP) Supriya Sule near Madap tunnel on the Mumbai-Pune expressway on Saturday was not under the influence of alcohol after it was confirmed by his medical test. Sachin Pawar, senior inspector of Khalapur, said, “After the…
Palghar: The kin of the bride and groom clashed over dowry during a wedding ceremony in Vasai in Palghar district on Sunday, leaving several persons injured, a police official said.A video of the ruckus, which took place at the wedding venue in Veer Savarkar sports complex, went viral on social media. It showed guests from…
Thane: A Thane court has acquitted two men accused of robbery under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), noting the prosecution failed to provide “substantial or corroborative evidence” linking them to the crime. The prosecution could not show the alleged crime was committed for gaining pecuniary benefits by the accused as a…
Navi Mumbai: The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has started Maharashtra’s largest 50-bed dialysis centre, free-of-cost, at the Vivekananda Cultural Center building in Vashi Sector 14, officials said. The cost of dialysis, around Rs 3,000 to Rs 3,500 per session, made it unaffordable for many patients, if done two to three times a week. Municipal…
Mumbai: Bringing attention to the effects of screen habits on mental well being, attention span and everyday relationships, RJ Kunal and Dr Sagar Mundada led an interactive session at The Times of India’s ‘Let’s D-Stress’ event held at Lodha Fiorenza in Goregaon East on Sunday.The session began with participants discussing their screen time through a…
